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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israeli Election Committee Votes to Disqualify Arab Candidate Sami Abou Shehadeh

The Israeli Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify Sami Abou Shehadeh, head of the National Democratic Alliance party, from running in elections, citing alleged violations of Clause 7a of the Knesset Basic Law.

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Israeli Election Committee Votes to Disqualify Arab Candidate Sami Abou Shehadeh
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What happened

  1. 01Israeli election committee disqualified Arab candidate Sami Abou Shehadeh.
  2. 02Disqualification is based on alleged violations of law regarding Jewish and democratic state.
  3. 03Candidate and his legal team deny allegations, claim context is ignored.
  4. 04Decision is subject to review by the Supreme Court.
  5. 05Case raises questions about Palestinian political participation in Israel.

Abou Shehadeh and his legal representation deny the claims, and the decision is now under review by the Supreme Court.

Translated and summarized by baba from Arab48, the latest report. Read Arab48’s original

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